Show THE MINES OF MANHATTAN manhattan nev oct 20 litigation hill that rich section of the manhattan district which was plastered with locations when the camp was discovered in 1906 and which until recently has been in the courts is now receiving the attention of practical mining men and is developing some very large deposits of high grade mill ore one mill is in operation and another is being remodeled and within a few months will be turning out gold bullion the white caps has h a s taken the lead in the new work under the direction of john G kirchen of the tonopah extension mine who has worked out a process for the treatment of the refractory ores to the white caps and developed a large to tonnage anage of high grade mill ore mr Kir kirchen clien and his staff are now engaged in installing a roasting furnace as an adjunct to the cyanide mill and expect to have everything in working order in a few months the union amalgamated while Kir kirchen clien was working out his problems the union amalgamated located on the same big ore channel has been developing ve and milling its ores at the wittenberg mill two miles down the canyon there is a big fault fissure between the union and the white caps which appears to have had some effect on the ore deposition for the union ores to a depth of feet on the vein are free from th the base minerals found in white caps ore the morning glory another nearby property the morning glory that bloomed in the early days has been reopened and is sinking on a streak astrea of rich ore morning glory specimens were much in favor when manhattan was known as a high grade camp and the property is held in high favor zeb kendall famed as one of the successful leasers leaders in the pioneer days of tonopah before the advent of the railroad electric lights and bathrooms and who is known in every camp in central nevada and L K koontz a prominent goldfield operator are the principal stockholders morning glory stock has been listed on the san francisco exchange the report shows of the shares in the treasury and shares of the issued stock pooled for six months the treasury also contains 1800 in cash there is a shaft feet deep and 1000 feet of lateral workings A new hoist and other equipment are now being installed |